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CHERRY-SEEDING MACHINE.

SPEQEFILCATEQET forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,839, dated November 17, 1885.

Application filed June 536, 1885. Serial No. 169,801. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KNAPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements in Cherry-Seeding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for removing the seeds from cherries; and it consists in certain novel parts, combinations of parts, and features of construction in that class of cherry-seeders which employ a hollow cylinder provided with sockets to receive the cherries.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is avertical section showing one seed-punch, one socket in the cylinder, and one cherry-holder in the position said parts occupy just after removing the seed from a cherry. Fig. 3 shows the pawl-hook and parts which move it. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 5 is a vertical elevation of the machine on the line y y of Fig. 4C. Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing one cherry-holder and a seed-punch, both in the position they occupy before acting on a cherry. This figure also shows an end view of these parts. Fig. 7 is also a sectional view showing the same parts as seen from a transverse direction. Fig. Sis a longitudinal section of the machine on the line 2 z of Figs. 1 and 5.

The letter A designates the sides of the frame; A, thestand on which the machine is supported; B, the hopper which receives the cherries to be seeded; O, the hollow cylinder provided with sockets to for receiving and holding cherries while the seeds are punched out. The main shaft D is driven by apull'ey, D, which may be some one of the well-known patented clutch-pulleys, and operated by means of a collar, 1, on the shaft, and provided with an arm, 2-, connecting with the clutch part of the pulley. A lever, 3, pivoted at 4, serves to shift or slide the collar, and thereby start and stop the machine. A shaft, E, turns in bearings in the sides of the frame, and has position above the main shaft. It carries near each end a gear-wheel, f, with which pinions f on the main shaft engage.

The hollow cylinder G has its ends I) projecting through openings 0 in'the sides of the frame, and preferably rests on rollers 0, attached to the frame, and turns thereon likea shaft. The ends of the hollow cylinder are open, and each end projects somewhat beyond its bearing and is provided with ratchet-teeth, (Z. (See Fig. 1.) The dimensions of the sockets to, are such as to adapt them to receive a large-size cherry; but they are suited likewise for small cherries, and in the bottom of each socket is a hole, 6, leading'to the interior of the cylinder. This hole is for the passage of the cherry-seed. A series or a number of the sockets a are arranged in a row lengthwise of the cylinder, and there are a number of these rows. Each sideA of the frame has a vertical slot, 5, and the ends 6 of a cross-bar, F, occupy these slots, and said crossbar rec procates vertically. The cross-bar has two laterallyprojecting flanges, 7, one above and the other below,'which extend its entire length. The lower flange 7 has a number of holes, 9, each of which is occupied loosely by a cherry-holder, h, which has movement up and down in the said hole. The cherry-holder is tubular, (see Figs. 2, 5, and 6,) and its lower end is reamed out to form a concave socket, h, which is designed to set down ona cherry that may be in one of the sockets a of the cylinder.

The cherry-holder is provided with this conbar, and each projects down through one of the tubular holders h. Instead of a cross-bar with two flanges, two cross-bars may be used. The lower end of the seed-punch maybe made of any suitable shape adapted to penetrate the cherry, and also take effect on the seed. In the present instance this punch has four parallel ribs or flanges, i, centrally united, and at the end these parallel ribs are centerreamed, so as to form a concave punch end, 6 by which shape, when the cherry is penetrated, it will not be possible for the seed to slip to one side and avoid the punch end. The

tubular cherry-holder h, it will be seen, has movement up and down on the seed-punch z, and a spiral spring, 70, about the upper part of the seed-punch, bears on top of the cherryholder and serves to keep the latter normally down. If the cherry-holders h be sufficiently heavy, the springs k may be dispensed with, When a cherry is in one of the sockets a of the cylinder, the descent of the cross-bar F brings the end of the cherry-holder h (see Fig. 2) down on the cherry. As the crossbar continues to descend, the holder remains stationary, the spiral spring 70 yields, and the punch Z passes through the cherry and forces the seed through the hole e in the bottom of the socket, whereupon the seed is knocked from' the end of the punch by the device hereinafter described. The cross-bar then begins its upward movement, and thereby the punch 13 is drawn from the cherry, and while it is being withdrawn the cherry-holder h remains seated on the cherry, and thus serves to retain the latter in the socket to. When, by the continued ascent of the cross-bar, its lower flange 7 comes up against the rim-flange h of the cherry-holder, the latter will be lifted from the cherry, and then the cylinder makes a partial turn to bring the next series or row of sockets a in position below the punches. The cross-bar F is made to reciprocate vertically by two levers, one of which is pivoted at each sideA of the frame. The pivots are designated. by 8, and one end or one arm, G, of each lever is on the outer side of the frame, and

V is attached to a wristpin, 9, at each end of et-teeth d on the ends of the cylinder.

the crossbar. The other ends, G, of the levers are on the inner side of the frame A, and each is attached to a rod, 10, of an eccentric, H, (see Figs. 4 and 5,) two of which are on the shaft E. As this shaft revolves, the eccentricrods have an up and down movement, and consequently the levers G G impart a vertical reciprocating motion to the cross-bar which carries the punches. This construction and .arrangement of the levers G G is of advantage in enabling the machine to be more compact. The hollow cylinder 0 revolves by an intermittent movement, which is produced (see Figs. 1 andet) by a pawl or hook, Z, at each end of the machine engaging with the ratch- Each pawl or hook is attached to the upper end of an upright arm, m, pivoted at m to the sides of the frame. A cam, Z, is on the end of the shaft E, just back of the bevel-wheel g. This cam throws the pivoted arm m, and thereby draws the pawl-hook Z, and imparts movement to the hollow cylinder 0. A spring, Z brings the pivoted arm on back again, and places the pawl-hook Z in position to engage with the next ratchet-tooth d.

The device heretofore referred to for knocking the seeds from the ends of the punches is shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 8. It consists of a rod or rock-shaft, 11, extending through the hollow cylinder, and having at each end a suitable bearing, 12, which supports it. A strip, 13, of wood, sheet metal, or vulcanized rubber, extends along the rock-shaft 11, and, as seen in Figs. 5 and 8, one edge of said strip touches or is in contact with the interior surface of the cylinder at one side or in front of the uppermost series of holes e, where the seed-punches come through. This strip 13 constitutes the seed-knocker. Each end of the rock-shaft 11 has a short arm, 14, (see Figs. 1 and 8,) provided with a slot, and a pin,15, projecting from the pawl or hook Z, occupies said slot. It will be seen that when the pawl or hook Z moves back to engage with a ratchet-tooth d it will, by actingonthe short arm, 14, throw the rockshaft, thereby causing the strip 13 to sweep crosswise of the uppermost series of holes e,and knocking the cherryseeds, which, by adhering to the ends of the punches i, may be protruding below said holes. When the pawl or hook Zmoves forward to partly turn the cylinder and bring the next'series of sockets a below the punches, it will at the same time throw the rock-shaft 11 and bring the strip 13 to its first position. When the seeds are thus knocked from the ends of the punches, they fall upon an endless belt or seed-carrier, n, which is mounted on four rollers, h, as shown particularly in Fig. 8, and one portion of which has a horizontal position just below the seed-knocker, and extends through the hollow cylinder. This endless belt travels, as indicated by the darts,

from one side of the machine to the other, and

has at each of its edges, at that portion which extends through the cylinder, a stationary upright side or guard, 0. These upright sides are made of sheet metal, and serve to prevent the seeds from falling off the belt. The upright sides 0 may be part of a trough through which the endless belt travels. The upright sides 0 project from one end of the cylinder and unite with the upper part of the inclined spout 0.

To facilitate the delivery of the seeds which are upon the belt into the inclined spout, a roller, 1), is mounted directly below the upper roller 01/ at one side of the machine. The belt, therefore, at this point passes over the front of the roller n, then down under it, and then over the back of the said lower roller, 1), this arrangement enabling the upper end of the inclined spout to take a position squarely against that part of the belt a which passes over the front of the roller n.

The endless belt is moved by the following described mechanism: The upper roller n is mounted on a shaft, n, which has a bevel-pinion, q, gearing with a similar pinion, g, on the end of shaft E, and the lower roller n is mounted on a shaft, n Each of the rollershafts has a pulley, r, and a drive-chain, r, connects the two pulleys. The roller 1) is on a shaft provided with a gear-wheel, p, which engages with a wheel, 12 on the upper rollershaft, a

In the operation of the machine the seeded cherries remain in the sockets a of the cylinder until it has turned a one-quarter, or a lit tle more than one-quarter, of a revolution, at which point most of the cherries will drop out of the sockets by their own gravity. As some of the cherries, however, will remain or ad here to-the sockets, clearance-punches s are provided and located within the hollow cylinder to punch down through the holes 6. These clearancepunches are attached to a bar, 16, which extends lengthwise through the cylinder. This bar is parallel with the cross-bar F, above the cylinder, which carries the seedpunches, and is connectedtherewith by two yokes, I, one at each end of the machine. The bar within the hollow cylinder. therefore, is raised and lowered with the vertical reciprocation of the cross-bar. It is altogether practicable, however, for the bar 16 to be raised and lowered without being connected with the cross-bar F. My invention, therefore,.is not limited to such connection. At each down ward. move of the cross-bar F the clearance punch-bar 16 also moves down, and one of the punches 5 passes through each of the holes 6 that are in position below. As these clearance-punches pass from the inside of the cylinder through the holes outward, it will be seen they will force out of the sockets a any seeded cherries that may be adhering thereto. All the seeded cherries drop into the pan J below the machine. This pan has at one side a spout, J, for the removal of the seeded cherries, and a screen in the pan (indicated in -Figs. 1 and 5 by broken lines 17) has an inclined position from the top edge, 18, of the pan-back to the bottom of the pan-front, where the spout is. Any pieces of stems or leaves that may be among the seeded cherries will pass through the screen, while the cherries on the inclined screen will pass out the spout.

To prevent the cherries in the hopper B from being crushed by the revolving cylinder 0, an endless apron or belt, L, is provided, which travels over two rollers, and hasa vertical position, as shown particularly in Fig. 5. This apron serves practically as one of the walls of the hopper, and the same constitutes the subject-matter of a claim in Letters Patent No. 255,874, granted me April 4, 1882. The rollers of the endless apron are driven by a belt or cord, 25, from a pulley, i, on the main shaft D.

The mechanism comprising the operating parts to drive the shaft E, to move the cylinder 0, the cross-bar F, and the seed-knocker 13, is duplicated, the same being at each side of the machine, thereby giving great stability to the machine and insuring it to run smoothly.

The operation, briefly stated, is as follows: Assuming the hopper contains cherries and the machine is in motion, each socket in the cylinder which is exposedin the hopper receives a cherry. The endless apron L prevents the cherries from being crushed. The punches drive the seeds through the holes in the sockets, and the knocker removes the seeds from the ends of the punches. The endless belt carries the seeds out without their coming in contact with the interior of the cherry-holder h and the seed-punch 2', projecting through the holder, it will be understood the revolving cylinder 0 is not essential to their operation, for they will produce a like useful result with any other form of cherry carrier-anything provided with a socket, a, having a hole, 6, in its bottomfor instance, a horizontally-moving table.

It is obvious the endless belt it might be arranged to pass and return, or move both ways through the hollow cylinder, instead of as shown. The invention of this part, therefore, is not limited to the construction shown.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A cherry-seeder having in combination a reciprocating bar, a tubular cherry-holder, h, carried loosely by the said bar and capable of free movement endwise up and down and having at its lower end a concave socket, a seedpunch attached to said bar and projecting through the tubular holder, and a cherry-carrier provided with sockets each having a hole in its bottom, as set forth.

2. A cherry-seeder having in combination a reciprocating bar provided with an upper and a lower laterally-projecting flange, a cherry-holder carried loosely by the lower flange, and a seed-punch rigidly attached to the upper flange, as set forth.

a revolving cylinder having at its end ratchetteeth d, and provided with sockets each having a hole in its bottom, a reciprocatingbar carrying seed-punches, a rock-shaft seedknocker extending through the hollow cylin der and provided on its end with a short arm, a pawl-hook, Z, engaged with the ratchet-teeth and also connected with the said short arm of the rock-shaft, and mechanism, substantially as described, to operatethe pawl-hook, as set forth. 5. A cherryseeder having in combination a revolving cylinder provided with sockets a, each having a hole in its bottom, a recipro. eating bar carrying seed-punches, an endless belt passing through the hollow cylinder for carrying the seeds, a stationary upright side or guard at each edge of the belt, and a spout at one side of the machine having its upper part united with the ends of the said upright sides, as set forth.

6. Acherry-seeder having in combination a revolving cylinder provided with sockets a, each having a hole in its bottom, a reciprocating bar carrying seed-punches, a rock-shaft seedknocker extending through the hollow cylinder, and an endless belt also passing through the hollow cylinder, as set forth.

7. A cherry-seeder having in combination a revolving cylinder provided with sockets a, each having a hole in its bottom, a reciprocating bar carrying seed punches, and a bar located within the hollow cylinder and provided with punches s, to pass fromthe inside outward for removing cherries adhering to the sockets, as set forth.

8. A cherry-seeder having in combination a revolving cylinder provided with sockets a, each having a hole in its bottom, a reciprocating bar carrying seed-punches, a bar located within the hollow cylinder and provided with punches s, to pass from the inside outward for removing cherries adhering to the sockets, and a yoke connecting each end of the reciprocating bar with the ends of the bar in the cylinder, as set forth.

9. A cherry-seeder having in combination a revolving cylinder provided with sockets a,

each having a hole in its bottom, a reciprocating bar carrying seed-punches, an endless belt passing through the hollow cylinder for carrying the seeds, and a bar also within the cylinder provided with punches to pass from the inside outward, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. GEORGE \V. KNAPP.

W'itnessesr JOHN E. MORRIS, JNO. T. DLumoX. 

